Pass rusher comes with great expectations, just as a former 49ers QB or two did in their day in trades to Kansas City

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Dee Ford #55 of the Kansas City Chiefs looks in to the backfield prior to the snap during the first quarter of the game against the Arizona Cardinals at Arrowhead Stadium on November 11, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)

Outside linebacker Dee Ford #55 of the Kansas City Chiefs jars the football out of the hand of quarterback Andrew Luck #12 of the Indianapolis Colts during the AFC Divisional Playoff at Arrowhead Stadium on January 12, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs won, 31-13. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)

Dee Ford #55 of the Kansas City Chiefs rushes in to the backfield through the block of D.J. Humphries #74 of the Arizona Cardinals during the first quarter of the game at Arrowhead Stadium on November 11, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)

KANSAS CITY, MO – NOVEMBER 11: Dee Ford #55 of the Kansas City Chiefs tackles J.J. Nelson #14 of the Arizona Cardinals for a loss during the second half of the game at Arrowhead Stadium on November 11, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)

Quarterback Philip Rivers #17 of the Los Angeles Chargers is hit by outside linebacker Dee Ford #55 of the Kansas City Chiefs during the game at Arrowhead Stadium on December 13, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)

Dee Ford #55 of the Kansas City Chiefs begins to rush the passer during the second half of the game against the Arizona Cardinals at Arrowhead Stadium on November 11, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Justin Houston #50 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with teammates Daniel Sorensen #49 and Dee Ford #55 after a late fourth-quarter fumble by the Baltimore Ravens recovery deep in Ravens territory at Arrowhead Stadium on December 9, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 (R) and Dee Ford #55 of the Kansas City Chiefs attend warm ups before the game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field on December 23, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)

Dee Ford #55 of the Kansas City Chiefs runs onto the field prior to the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots at Arrowhead Stadium on January 20, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Dee Ford #55 of the Kansas City Chiefs runs onto the field prior to the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots at Arrowhead Stadium on January 20, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)

Every so often in 49ers history, a trade happens with the Kansas City Chiefs for a marquee player. The latest is a deal for pass rusher Dee Ford, and that can become official when the league year starts at 1 p.m. Wednesday.

How does it stack up to others, at least in terms of magnitude? This could work out as the best. Let’s look:

1. Farewell, Joe Montana. The 49ers’ most cherished player sought the Chiefs as his destination after years of the NFL’s most legendary QB controversy with Steve Young. Montana was a 36-year-old, four-time Super Bowl winner when the 49ers packaged him, safety David Whitmore and a 1994 third-round pick to the Chiefs for the 18th overall pick in 1993, which they converted into defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield.

2. Alex Smith windfall. A pair of second-round draft picks (in 2013 and ’14) is what the 49ers got for Smith, who went from Colin Kaepernick’s Super Bowl backup to the Chiefs’ division-winning leader (and Patrick Mahomes’ mentor). The 49ers parlayed those draft picks into other deals that ultimately brought them defensive tackle Tank Carradine, running backs Carlos Hyde and Mike Davis, and linebackers Chris Borland and Corey Lemonier.

3. Hello, Dee Ford. All it took was a 2020 second-round pick – and a five-year, $85 million contract – for the 49ers to procure the Chiefs’ franchise-tagged pass rusher. Ford had a career-high 13 sacks in his contract year. He told Yahoo Sports upon the trade Tuesday night: “I’m gonna be like a Ferrari but with an 18-wheeler’s force.” That fits general manager John Lynch’s desire for his pass rushers to “cut it loose” but with power.

4. Bono joins pipeline. A year after Montana’s deal to the Chiefs, Steve Bono headed there, too. Bono spent three seasons with the Chiefs, including a 13-3 effort in 1995 that culminated in a one-and-done playoff cameo. Bono would be replaced by another ex-49er, Elvis Grbac, who signed as a free agent in 1997 and went 8-2 that year en route to the playoffs. The 49ers, in return for Bono, got a 1995 fifth-round pick, which they used in a package to move up for J.J. Stokes at No. 10 overall.

5. First-round flops. A.J. Jenkins, drafted No. 30 overall in 2012, caught no passes his rookie year and got shipped before his second season to the Chiefs. In return,, the 49ers got the Chiefs’ mirror version, Jonathan Baldwin, a 2011 first-round draft pick who produced only three catches in seven games for the 2013 Niners.

Extra points: Two trades in 2016 with the Chiefs still have a bearing on the current 49ers. First, they dealt cornerback Kenneth Acker to Kansas City in return for a 2018 seventh-round pick, which produced wide receiver and return specialist Richie James Jr. Later, the 49ers (under then-general manager Trent Baalke) sent a 2019 seventh-round pick to the Chiefs for wide receiver Rod Streeter.